Rochester And Antoinette's Relationship Essay

The relationship between Antoinette and Rochester also shows some of the latter's tendencies to exhibit cultural superiority. First, after receiving letters from Antoinette's illegitimate brother, Rochester starts to regard her as below him on the social totem pole. He became more aggressive towards her and looking at her as if she was beneath him, which resulted into a failed marriage.
During intercourse, he starts becoming rougher and treats her like a rag doll. Later, he goes to a gala with his friends from home for a long period of time and, while there, dances with another woman. When he goes home, he starts to look at Antoinette with a look of disgust, and she takes off his boots, like she is also a slave. Towards the end, Rochester ends up making love with Amelie, a slave woman, which would be humiliating for a Creole girl like Antoinette. Second, Rochester later comments, "This country's still so strange... Sometimes I feel as though I may lose myself in it"; he does not wish to conform to the Creole lifestyle and it almost seems like he fears it. He also tells Christophine, "Do you think I wanted this? I give my eyes never to have seen her or this abominable place"; he regrets marrying Antoinette and moving to a different place, and, later, he ends up moving back home to England, with Antoinette …show more content…
At this, he treats the slaves with some respect - as much as they are going to receive, considering they were only recently freed, but still not recognized as citizens. Later, when Antoinette asks him to dance with her and the slaves, he declines, not fancying the idea of him intertwining with a race that he considers to be below him. Towards the end of the movie, Christophine says she wants to take Antoinette away from the house and have her marry another man, but Rochester cannot stand the idea of having her taken care of by a slave and refuses to give her